Gurgaon: A private healthcare company has been given the job of setting up and managing 30 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs in Gurgaon, in a significant shift in the way primary healthcare centres are run, even as the health department will continue to monitor services and public health programmes.ASR Hospitals (India) Pvt Ltd, based in Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh, has been awarded the work by the Haryana Medical Services Corporation Ltd (HMSCL). The project is valued at Rs 26.2 crore, and the centres will be run for two years from the date of the agreement.The company will arrange the premises, hire staff, provide equipment and supplies, and manage the centres daily. Each centre will have a medical officer, a staff nurse, a male multipurpose health worker and cleaning staff. The work order also provides for computerised registration, CCTV, oxygen support and day-care beds.The centres, meant to work as neighbourhood health facilities, will offer treatment for common illnesses, pregnancy and child care, immunisation, family planning, screening and treatment for diabetes and hypertension, communicable disease care, eye, ENT and dental services, elderly care and basic mental healthcare. Yoga and AYUSH services will also be offered, and patients needing specialist advice can use teleconsultation. Essential medicines and required diagnostic tests are also to be available.The govt, however, will not step away from the centres. Gurgaon civil surgeon will monitor their functioning and help finalise procedures for staffing, medicines, equipment, services and reporting. The govt will also ensure vaccine supplies and coordinate community health work with ASHA workers and other frontline health staff.The contract allows penalties for shortcomings such as staff shortages, non-availability of medicines or tests, and failure to provide promised services. Penalties can also be imposed for not holding yoga sessions or not following government branding requirements. Payment is linked to the services provided, with health authorities having a role in checking and certifying the work.Health minister Aarti Singh Rao said the govt wanted healthcare to reach people close to their homes rather than remain concentrated in big hospitals. “Our priority is not just to open health centres, but to ensure that they remain functional, accountable and provide quality services. Patients should get respectful treatment, timely services and necessary care at every centre,” she said.The centres will be located at Heera Nagar, Narshingpur Dhani, Hari Nagar, Shakti Nagar, Bhimgarh Kheri, Shivaji Nagar/Shanti Nagar, Arjun Nagar, Chandan Nagar, Shani Mandir Rajender Nagar, Samaspur, Sector 56 (Ghata village), Sector 55, DLF Phase 1, Sector 27 (Bihari Mandi), Ganga Vihar (Bus Stand), Ganga Vihar (New Palam Vihar/Nihal Colony), Teekari Dhani, Manohar Nagar, Surya Vihar, Surya Vihar (Sector 21), Dharam Colony, Pahari Area (Gwal Pahari), Prem Nagar 1, Prem Nagar 2 (Sukhrali Enclave), Shani Mandir, Sarhaul, Ram Vihar, Tigra village, Sector 54, Sarai village and Kanhai (Sector 45).
